Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†HAERENGER, Haeranger, n. A boat with a keel 15 or 16 feet long rowed by four oars (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., haeranger, 1914 Angus Gl.).
[Appar. for Hardanger boat, a boat from Hardanger [′hɑrɑŋər] in Norway. But there is some doubt about the authenticity of the word.]
